File 5 - Council of State Part 5

142pp

Material relating to the convening of the Council of State to examine the Equal Status Bill, 1997, following summoning to do so by President Mary Robinson (MR), including memo from Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the Government, to MR attaching draft schedule and draft press release for meeting, 29/04/1997; photocopies of discussion in Dáil Éireann on Equal Status Bill, 1997, second stage, 27th February 1997, in Seanad Éireann, second state and committee stage, 15th, 17th April 1997; transcript from Seanad Éireann on Equal Status Bill, 1997, Report and Final Stages, [17?]/04/1997; photocopies of Equal Status Bill, 1997 as passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas and Explanatory and Financial Memorandum; typed agenda and seating arrangements for meeting of Council of State, 06/05/1997, and seating plan for formal photograph; letter from Campaign to Separate Church and State, raising concerns over the Bill, with cover note from PR in which he noted he would circulate letter to Council of State members, 05-06/05/1997; minutes of 21st meeting of the Council of State, Council of State Room, 6th May, signed by MR 12/05/1997; correspondence between Dr TK Whitaker and Mr Gerard Hogan, Barrister at Law, on whether if a Bill were referred for judgement by the Supreme Court on a section only, whether their judgement affected the whole Bill, 04/04-06/05/1997; report on meeting of 21st meeting of the Council of State, 06/05/1997.

Ref: P143/4/14/12/5

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